Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-08-12
didn't SAY anything about it, but the
RECORD is mind-reader and knows he
THINKS 1t.

THINKS 1t.
The Judge says (and from his dewncast
looks we believe that he speaks truly his
we'll has reached depth of ninety feet.
Robert Dixon says it's 'the deil's ain
well, F" and the Judge wonders whether
congress II pass national bankruptcy
law next winter.
| If you have to purchase groceries,
OF course you want them to be of good
quality and sold at reasonable prices.
And in this connection we will say that
George Jennings, the Bismarck grocer, is
establishing an enviable reputation as
merchant whose groceries are fresh and
pure, and one who sells them at low
margin of profit. He also makes spe-
cialty of fruits and vegetables.
District Attorney Armstrong is much
disappointed overa letter recently received
from his brother in Ohio. The Buckeye
Mr.. A. had contemplated trip to Will
Transport soon, but writes that he is too
busy with his thrashing machine TO visit
us just now. Better come out and bring
the ''masheen" along. There's more need
for such ''fixins" in Dakota than in Ohio.
But be sure to have the spout enlarged.
= Mr.. S. E. Kurtz, of this township, has
! raised 300 acres of grain this year, and
has done most of the work himself. He
has cut ten acres of oats which he put in
on his fathers place. 1t took two pounds
of binding-twine per acre, and he bound
it as tightly as he could. He has one
lot of about ten acres of wheat that will
certainly thrash 25 bushels to the acre.
He estimates the average for his whole
wheat crop at Is bushels per acre.
Prof. Keim was astonishcd the other
day on opening letter just received to
find himself the possessor Of a good sized
check sent by parties he did not know.
Another view of the envelope, however,
showed that the Willamsport intended
was in pa - instead of "Dak.," and the
letter and check were forwarded to their
destination. The "Pa." had so many
''curlicues" and "whirllglgs'' that the
postal authorities had mistaken 1t for
"Dak." The moral of which is: See that
the superscrption is always as legible
and devoid of scallops as you can make it.
There was q good attendance at the
Methodist Church last Sunday to listen
to sermon by the Rev. Will F. Cook, of
Bismarck. The gentleman made good
impression The general expression was
entirely favorable to Mr.. Cook and no
community is better able to judge, for
they have listened to good preaching
regularly ever since they made the Will
| Transport country their home. Mr.. Cook
is a very clear and earnest talker, and
wins the sympathy of his congregation
from the outset In one part of his SER
mon, where he described the death of his
father and a dear sister, and expressed the
hope of meeting them in heaven, his lam
guage and manner were very pathetic,
| and brought tears to the eyes of many in
the congregation.
Inquiries regarding Emmons County
have been coming in quite lively of late.
| We received three from Kansas by one
mail this week. One from young lady
in Rocks county, that state, says: Il
have seen a copy of your paper, and
wish you would please write and tell me
about your town. 1 want to know if
there is any opening there for school,
teachers OF for music-teachers. There
are several girls here (myself included)
who want TO go to Dakota, and we want
to go to some place where we can find
employment. If you will be so kind as
to write will be greatly obliged" The
raphy fautless If Il school director or
any ether reliable citizen in this or 81
nclghboring county knows Of any such
situation as is desired by tl:is enterprising
lady, we will furnish her address. AS
they say in the city newspaper personal
advertisements, mo trhers need apply"
Attorney John Parker and Mr.. Adelbcrt
Potter, of Winchester, visited the county
seat one day this week on business before
Probate Judge Thlstlethwalte. We are
not pleased by any means to learn that
Mr.. Potter intends soon to return to Min
nesota, his interests at his old home de-
manding his attention. Mr.. P. and the
RECORD once had a series of very bitter
"scraps" IN print. But time has shown
us that the gentleman is not by any
means the malicious and unforgiving
person we had supposed, and the RECORD
truly believes that in the absence of q
cold -bloodedssan injury, life is too short
to bear malice. Therefore, when we say
that we are not pleased at Mr.. Potter s
removal from@the county, and that we
wish him success in every way, we do SO
without equivocation or evasion. We
have felt that way for long time, but
it isn't likely we'd have had the moral
courage to say so while the gentleman
| remained here. OF sich is human nature.
Frank Hart's fiery broncho and a
colt belonging to Miss Taipe took French
leave Tuesday night. Frank thought he
had returned to his (the broncho's) child
hood home, and was contemplating trip
west by special train to head him off.
But Mr.. H. learned during the day that
the animals had simply gone out to the
Judges plantation to sample his wheat
and see whether it was ready to cut.
Frank has not yet established relations
of close, amity with his charger, and as he
walks around him at a distance of three
or four kick-lengths he has "thou-art-
so-near- and yetso look on his face.
Landlord Bottomley also has broncho
obtained from the same herd. But the